All Obituaries

  Mrs. Patricia “Marilyn” Ellis Norton, 57, of Tifton, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be held Friday, July 10, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. in Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Keith Norris officiating. Mrs. Norton was born March 11, 1963 in Tift County to Patsy Greene Ellis and the late Lenard Ellis. Marilyn was a member of Eastside Baptist Church of Tifton and was employed with Synovus Bank which was formerly...

  Mrs. Eleanor Hall Moore, 91, of Tifton, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at Stevens Funeral Home in Pulaski, Virginia at a later date. Mrs. Moore was born February 7, 1929 in Pulaski, Virginia to the late Bassett P. Hall and Allena Smith Hall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William A. Moore, Sr., and her son, Samuel Martin Moore. Mrs. Moore was a member of United Methodist...

  Mr. John Eugene Bomgardner, 62, of Tifton, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Tifton. The family is planning a memorial service with military honors later in the year. Mr. Bomgardner was born January 21, 1958 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late John Bomgardner and Betty Lane Bomgardner. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and a truck driver. John had lived in Tifton for twenty years where he was a truck driver and in the last couple of years had been a supervisor with...

Mr. Michael Hubert Jones, 60, of Chula, formerly of Douglasville, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at his residence. A private visitation for the friends and family will be held in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors on Sunday, July 5, 2020. Mr. Jones was born January 31, 1960 to the late Hubert Jones and Hazel Mitchell Lawson of Tifton.  He had lived many years in Douglasville before retiring from the Department of Transportation then moving to Chula. ...

Mrs. Juanita Romane Flancher Kirkland, 91, formerly of Omega, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Southwell Health and Rehabilitation in Adel. A private family funeral service will be held in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, with Rev. Billy Kirkland officiating.  The interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. She was born on March 27, 1929 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Charles Flancher and Georgia Mae Cribb Flancher. Along with her...

  Mr. Orris L. Hobby, 95, of Tifton, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020 at his residence. A private graveside service will be held Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Tim Henry officiating. Pallbearers: Matthew Hobby, Bennie Branch, Joe Hester, Justin Griffin, Jordan Browning, Jakob Dorsey, Dale Delk, Jason Guess. Mr. Hobby was born August 8, 1924 in Crosland, Georgia to the late Jesse Clarence Hobby and Rena Hall Hobby. Along with his parents, he...

  Mrs. Norma Jeannette Fernandez Martinez, 56, of Tifton, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Martinez was born December 13, 1963 in San Juan, Puerto Rico to the late Santiago Fernandez and Maria Martinez Torres. Mrs. Martinez was a Textile teacher and had lived in Tifton for past thirteen years. Jeanette was a textile teacher in Puerto Rico for many years. She loved her family and was an...

  Mrs. Grace Marie Gibson, 96, of Tifton, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at her residence. A private funeral service will be held Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Ridge Avenue Church of Christ with Mr. Harold Chambers officiating. Interment to follow in Oakridge Cemetery at 4:15 P.M. John Gibson, Johnny Orr, Hughes Orr, Brian Orr, Turner Orr and Grayson Lewis will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Gibson was born March 7, 1924 in Memphis, Tennessee to the late Grace Mae Brigance and her...

  Mr. James Thomas “Tommy” Payne, Sr., 67, of Pineview, Georgia went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville, Georgia. A private graveside service will be held Monday, June 22, 2020 in Oakridge Cemetery with Rev. Steve Davis officiating. Mr. Payne was born February 21, 1953 in Tifton to the late Edward Eugene Payne and Grace Lyon Payne. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by infant brother, David. Mr....

  Mr. Ronnie Carlton Carr, 72, of Covington, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Mr. Carr was born February 23, 1948 in Tifton, Georgia to the late Howard B. Carr and Reba Nell Parrish Carr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Roger Carr who died April 30, 2017 and his brother-in-law, Buddy Rickman who died March 7, 2016. Mr. Carr attended Willingham...